Elmo O D Bonner (1936 - 1993)

Born 24 Oct 1936 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

Husband of Exelee (Bunton) Bonner — married 15 Sep 1959 in Travis, Texas, United States

Died 15 Mar 1993 at age 56 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

Biography

Elmo Bonner is a part of US Black heritage.

Elmo was born in 1936 in Texas. He was the son of Zeno Bonner and Frankie Mila.^[1] In 1950 he was living with his parents and siblings in Austin, Texas.^[2]

Elmo served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958.^[3]

Elmo was married to Exelee Bunton, and had at least one child with her.^[4]

He passed away in 1993. He was buried in Antioch Cemetery in Buda, Texas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1993 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #17249565 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Name: Elmo Od Bonner [E O Bonner]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 24 Oct 1936; Birth Place: Austin, Texas [Austin Travi??, Texas]; Death Date: 15 Mar 1993; Father: Zeno Bonner; Mother: Frankie Mila; Death Certificate Number: 022656; Notes: Sep 1954: Name listed as ELMO OD BONNER; 22 May 1998: Name listed as E O BONNER.
2. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 646; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 256-83
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #192111670 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Elma Bonner (13), single son, in household of Zeno Bonner (48) in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #14214914 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Name: E. Od Bonner; Birth Date: 24 Oct 1936; Death Date: 7 Mar 1993; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 27 Jan 1956; Discharge Date: 24 Jan 1958.
4. ↑ Birth: "Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997"
   Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8781 #8171839 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Charles Ray Bonner born on 13 Aug 1960, son of Elmo O D Bonner & Exelee Bunton, in Hays, Texas, USA.
5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #85777669
   Ancestry Record 60525 #45203427 (accessed 23 August 2023)
   Elmo O D Bonner Sr burial (died on 7 Mar 1993) in Antioch Cemetery, Buda, Hays County, Texas, United States of America.